Rush Truck Center holds Chrome & Class event this weekend
The first ever Chrome & Class Event will be held Oct. 15-16 at the Rush Truck Center – Nashville, located in Smyrna, Tenn. The event features tricked out trucks on display, the latest in green and emissions-compliant technology, a truck beauty show and competition, dealership tours, and a vendor fair.
Corrosion protection
aluminum flatbed, dump and transfer trailers. It’s a return ground system (versus the traditional chassis-ground system) eliminating the poor connections that can occur between body, chassis and tractor fifth wheel. Great Dane Trailers—CorroGuard, introduced in 2007, is designed to fully protect the underbody components of trailers. This is a thermoplastic coating that’s sprayed on suspensions
Clear the air with retrofit DPFs
…and clean the DPFs currently in your fleet
Peterbilt offers new aerodynamic and fuel efficiency packages, interior designs
Peterbilt Motors Co. has introduced an Aerodynamic Package for its on-highway Models 386 and 384 that improves fuel economy up to an estimated 12%. The Aerodynamic Package was designed through analysis and testing to reduce vehicle drag by up to 24 %, resulting in an estimated $5,600 in savings annually (130,000 miles, $2.30/gal.) versus a comparable Peterbilt Model 386 or 384 without the Aerodynamic Package, the company said. Benefits were validated by the company with computational fluid dynamics studies, wind tunnel testing and on-track drag metering.
Peterbilt SuperTruck 2 takes center stage at CES
The OEM tells us how they exceeded DOE freight efficiency expectations.
PacLease reports record truck deliveries in 2023, plans EV expansion in 2024
PacLease opened 26 locations around the country over the past year.
Peterbilt recognizes top dealers at 2023 dealer meeting
The company recognized dealers for their exceptional performance in various categories.
THWART SUPPLY CHAIN ISSUES WITH EXTENDED DRAIN INTERVALS
Are you draining oil prematurely or disposing an oil filter that still has life in it? If you haven’t examined drain intervals in awhile, chances are you might be throwing money away. These days, with supply chain issues continuing to make finding parts a challenge, there’s even more of an incentive for fleets to take
Kenworth’s truck manufacturing plants earn awards
Kenworth’s Chillicothe, Ohio, and Renton, Washington, assembly plants received a total of three prestigious 2022 Manufacturing Leadership Awards in the Engineering and Production Technology category. The awards were announced today by the Manufacturing Leadership Council of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). The Kenworth Chillicothe plant was honored with Manufacturing Leadership Awards for its new Kenworth
Peterbilt announces Dealer Group of the Year
Peterbilt Motors Co. announced Allstate Peterbilt Group as the 2021 North American Dealer of the Year at their annual Dealer Meeting, which was held in Phoenix, Arizona. Dealer of the Year is the most prestigious award given at the annual awards ceremony and is bestowed upon the dealer group that best represents Peterbilt’s commitment to
